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If your #1 goal is SURVIVAL, play a cleric or druid. They are hands down the easiest class to make into solid, surviveable, extremely potent beat-stick wielding tanks. Imagine this: Rogue 1/Cloistered Cleric (Trickery domain) 9 Feats - Crossbow Sniper, PBS, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Rapid...

Agreed on the note about NOT taking 20 on Decipher Script. Also, can't one take 20 on a hide check, as when setting an ambush?

I would allow a PC to declare that they are taking 10 on Disguise or Forgery checks. Also, you could take 10 on the Tumble check to entertain a crowd (as Perform) and earn a few SP. So long as you aren't rushed or threatened, you can take 10 on Knowledge and Spellcraft checks. So, trying to...

If you have DR 5/- and cast Blade of Blood, causing 5 points of damage to yourself, does the DR prevent you from taking the damage? Thanks!

If he goes with loremaster, he could pick up secrets like this (assuming a +4 INT mod): L1 - Bonus to Fort Save (not dying is good), or Ref save (if taking Divine Oracle later) L3 - Bonus to another save L5 - Applicable Knowledge - There's a feat (complete mage, perhaps?) that gives you combat...

Duh, good catch. Sorry!

The feats usually also give a +1 bonus to a certain spell save (For example, +1 to saves vs. fire). You can find them in Complete Champion and Complete Mage.

Go with the cleric. The cleric archer is a perfectly capable ranged combatant, especially with that huge Inspire Courage bonus stacked with Divine Favor. Moreover, you are still a fully functioning cleric! That means that given 9 hours to prepare spells, you can be useful in ANY situation...

Agreed. I would either use the Savage Species progression, a bloodline from UA, or LA buyoff from UA to resolve this issue.

You need four things to be an archer: 1 - Longbow Proficiency 2 - PBS 3 - Precise Shot 4 - Rapid Shot Zen archery can be helpful, but only if you're focusing on WIS. Archers need Dex 13 (for Rapid Shot) and high STR (for damage), so pumping WIS may or may not be practical for you. Look into...

There is a DMG sidebar about sentient mounts and initiative. Check page 22.

Shield Ward (PHB2) gives a bonus vs. touch attacks. Also, couldn't an individual take cover behind his shield? I believe cover boosts your touch AC. A tower shield can provide +4 cover. I might allow a heavy shield to provide +1 cover, especially if the character was kneeling or prone...

And now some specific feedback for you... Complete Mage is the more recent publication. In general, I prefer it to Complete Arcane. Complete Mage introduces Reserve Feats (great idea, IMHO, reducing bookkeeping is always great!), provides many options for warlocks, and gives excellent PrCs...

Like you, I used just the core books for a long time. I have recently added a few books that I HIGHLY suggest, however. Spell Compendium: This book is great for casters and non-casters alike. Rangers and Paladins benefit a ton, with many useful spells that either perfectly fit the themes and...

In 1E, Elvish Fighter-Mages could wear armor while casting (often light armor if they had high DEX, otherwise whatever they wanted). They topped out at level 7 Fighter if they had 18 STR, which was pretty much the best level to stop at until name level (9) was achieved, as that was when...

I suggest doing a search on the Wizards Char Op boards for "Gish." I know you might hate it (I'm not fond of it either), but htat's what folks call such builds. This thread (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=482636) almost certainly has some leads. A simple PHB only Elf Wizard or...

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If you hit a critter with more than one ray of enfeeblement, which one takes precedence? EXAMPLE: A caster hits a victim for 2 points of STR damage. He then hits them for 4 more the next roun, and then 3 more in the third round. Has the victim taken: (A) 2 points of STR damage (this was the...

Unless someone can throw something more convincing "BTB" at me, I usually say that all animals are non-proficient with any armor. Thus, you want to put them in padded, leather, masterwork studded leather, or mithril chain shirt barding in most cases. The exception would be war trained mounts...

You could also compare the price to a Wand of these spells. For example, if your campaign features two encounters a day, a PC could get 25 days of usage out of a wand of Keen Edge. That's several levels of adventuring with the 13 encounters/level guideline. A level III spell in a wand costs...